Metallic vehicle-wheel.



A. L. PUTNAM- METALLIC VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.26| I916.

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residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne lltl till

and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Metallic Vehicle-Wheels, oi. which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention relates to metallic vehicle wheels of that type designed for use with demountable rims, and it is the primary object of the invention to provide a replacement member for wheels having loroken spokes.

I To this end the invention comprises a construction of wheel body which is engagealble and is also capable of receiving the standard construction of demountahle rim. The invention further comprises various features of construction as hereinafter set forth.

lln the drawings: 'g ligure l. is a section through the wheel; an

Fig-1'2 is a side elevation.

"A. is the hub, which may be of standard construction, and B is a metallic disk which is secured to the outwardly-extending flange C of the hub and is dished or slightly coned from center to periphery. This disk is further provided at the periphery with an annular rim flange D, preferably formed integral therewith, and the endportion of this flange is flared outward at E to form a seat for one edge of the demountable rim F. Gr is an annular member which has a complementary seat portion H for the opposite edge of the demountalole rim and an in- 'wardly-extending flange portion T for sedill curing to the disk B, preferably by a series of bolts J. p

To obtain the necessary strength, combined with the least weight the disk B is formed of metal of a tapering gage, the central portion which is-clamped to the huh flange C being of greatest thickness and.

from this point to the periphery being gradually tapered to a lighter gage. portion of the disk is also preferably pro- The central Patented @ct. a", rare.

Application filed August 26, 1916. Serial No. 118,996.

vided with an out-turned flangelK of tapering form fitting a correspondingly tapered bearing L upon the hub. This relieves the clamping bolts M from shearing stress due to the load upon the wheel, and at the same time the construction is one which permits of readily detaching the disk from the huh should it be desired to demount the entire wheel instead of the rim only.

As has been stated, the construction is particularly applicable as a replacement for hroken spoked wheels. When such a re-= placement is made, the clamping flange of the hub is detached and the spokes removed; the disk B is then sleeved upon the body oi the hub and the apertures N therein are registered with the corresponding apertures in the huh flange, and bolts are inserted and tightened. The demountahle rim may then he placed upon the rim of the locdy in the manner already described.

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other side of said plane with a peripheral flange flared to form a scatter one side oil the demountahle rim, and a complementary flared flange detachahly secured to said disk and forming the seat for the opposite side of the demountable rim.

2. lln a vehicle wheel, the combination v with a hub having a radially-extending annular flange, of a dished metallic disk sleeved upon said hub and detachably bolted to said flange at one side of the plane of impact of the wheel, a flange atthe periphery of said disk extending laterally therefrom and flared to form a seat for one edge of a demountable rim, and a complementary flared flange detachaloly bolted to said disk at the other side of the plane of impact of the wheel, forming the seat for the opposite edge of saiddemountable rim.

3. In a vehicle wheel, the combination with the hub having a radially-extending annular flange, of a dished metallic disk sleeved upon said hub at one side of the tltl m meme? plane of impact of the Wheel and provided complementary flared flange at the "ether with anoutwardly-turned flange forming a side of the plane of impact detachably bearing on the hub, means for detachably clamped to said disk and forming a seat for w securing said disk to said radially-extending the opposite edge of said demountabie rim.

& flange, a flange at the periphery of said disk In testimony Whereofli affix my signature. extending laterally therefrom and flared to form a seat for a demountable rim, and a ALDEN-L. PUTNAIM. 

